Wallal Carbon Farming Project 1

Wallal Carbon Farming Project 1 is a native forest regeneration project located at Wallal Station, approximately 22km south of Charleville in South West Queensland. Registered in December 2014, the project covers 2,284 hectares of land within the Murweh Shire. The region is situated in the Mulga Lands bioregion, an area historically dominated by pastoral leases for sheep and cattle grazing.

The project operates under the Native Forest from Managed Regrowth (NFMR) methodology. This specific method credits landholders for allowing native vegetation to regenerate on land that was previously cleared for pastoral use. Unlike environmental planting projects, this approach relies on the assisted regeneration of in-situ seed sources, such as rootstock and lignotubers, by ceasing mechanical or chemical clearing and managing grazing pressure. The goal is to restore permanent native forest cover on land that would otherwise be periodically re-cleared for agriculture.

Environmentally, the Charleville region is characterized by a semi-arid climate with variable rainfall, averaging roughly 500mm annually. The landscape is defined by red earth and sandy loam soils, which support the growth of Mulga (Acacia aneura) and other native woody vegetation. Wallal Station itself is a working cattle property; public records indicate it has traded feeder heifers and hosted Queensland government officials for drought-related discussions in 2015. The carbon project held a Carbon Abatement Contract with the Australian Government, which was successfully completed in December 2019.